NEWS: Sad to report that after the brutal intensity and pace and stress of the last year, @s_m_i @millie have decided to step away from their roles at @texastribune 1/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune In a note to our staff, they cite burnout, self-care, the need for better balance between life and work, prioritizing mental health and well-being. They are not alone. This was a year that broke everybody 2/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune There’s much to celebrate about the work they’ve led. They guided our world-class reporting on the defining news events of 2020 and 2021, always prodding us to do more, dig deeper, push harder 3/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune At their instigation we reflexively put people at the center of our stories — often the overlooked or erased members of underserved communities who didn’t have a line into newsrooms like ours but do now 4/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune They also looked out for our people, as persistent advocates for meaningful efforts to diversify our staff and overhaul the way we pay everyone on our amazing team. That’s leadership 5/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune As they depart, @texastribune’s fundamentals = strong and superlative. Our journalism is best ever. Our audience and membership are biggest ever. And we are on most solid financial footing ever 6/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune We are grateful to @s_m_i @millie for helping us think anew about @texastribune’s mission in our second decade. We’ll build on the foundation they poured. Change, progress, evolution will continue 7/8
@s_m_i @millie @TexasTribune **These are two of the best journalism jobs in America.** We’ll be posting them soon. Stay tuned 8/8
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